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President Lenín Moreno has eliminated regulations he claims keep some foreign airlines out of Ecuador. His goal, he says, is to reduce airfare and increase tourism and trade. According to […]
By Shannon K. O’Neil On the morning of October 17, 1945, thousands of protesters in Buenos Aires marched on Argentina’s main executive building, the Casa Rosada, to demand the return […]
By Robert Bradley A peaceful morning mist envelopes its animals as if all the alpaca and sheep in the land gave milk to the dawn. The mist rises from creeks, […]
By Jamil Enrique Moscoso Villegas Giant dummies are taking over one of Quito’s most heavily traveled streets today as the city says goodbye to 2017 at its annual Festival de […]
National Assemblywoman Gabriela Rivadeneira said Friday that members of the Alianza País (AP) loyal to former president Rafael Correa have plans to form a new political party. “We’re coming to […]
Hydrologists at ETAPA, Cuenca’s public utility company, say the city’s reservoirs are filling up, thanks to recent rainfall. On Monday, ETAPA issued a statement advising water customers to cut back […]
Peru’s culture minister Salvador del Solar has resigned amid continuing controversy over President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s decision to pardon the country’s former president, Alberto Fujimori. “I thank the president of […]
The owner of a Quito restaurant where two people died this week in a gas explosion has been charged with manslaughter, according to prosecutors. The owner, a Chinese citizen, is […]
Mayor Marcelo Cabrera announced Thursday that bars in Cuenca will be allowed to remain open until 4 a.m. on New Year’s Day and until 3 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. […]
Hundreds of protesters demanding an increase in city bus fares closed streets around Parque Calderon on Thursday. Organized by the Cuenca Chamber of Transportation, marchers carried signs attacking the municipal […]
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. ~ Zig Ziglar New Year’s resolutions are a time-honored tradition, […]
Calling President Lenin Moreno plan to reactivate the Ecuadorian economy “Correismo by another name,” Roberto Aspiazu, executive director of the Ecuadorian Business Committee (CEE), said Thursday that the business community […]
So who’s being incinerated on New Year’s Eve? Every year, this is the burning question in Ecuador, one that says a lot about the political mood of the country. An […]
The management of Ecuador’s digital money system will be turned over to private banks. The National Assembly approved a line item veto by President Lenin Moreno on Wednesday to allow […]
Angered at the delay in the implementation of a fare increase, representatives of the Cuenca bus companies that provide municipal service say they will mount protests in several locations and […]
I love kids so I really like to see them in action as the stars of many parades they are participants in. They all seem to have their moods just […]
Ecuador’s National Elections Commission (CNE) says it has completed preparations for the campaign for and against President Lenin Moreno’s seven referendum questions. CNE has certified 40 political organizations and parties […]
Peru’s president has pardoned his ailing predecessor Alberto Fujimori from serving a 25-year sentence for crimes against humanity and corruption. In a written statement late Sunday, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said […]
For the first time in five months, workers are returning to tranvía construction sites near Civic Plaza in the historic district. Director of project contractor ACTN, Mónica Quezada, says that […]
Cuenca’s rivers are running at near-record lows and the city utility office says that water rationing is possible if levels don’t rise soon. On Monday, the Tomebamba and Yanuncay rivers, […]
























